To form a methodology and develop a platform in order to promote language learning through informal language learning communities.

Role of the Language Communities

- Each community is devoted to a single language and specifically focuses on informal learning methodologies.

- The users of the platform participate in a language experience with no preset language outcomes but orientate their own language acquisition through heuristic language building, online socialization and enculturation and a playful practise in relation to widely used social media.

- They utilise peer informal teaching methods for all the languages offered.

Methodology

Basic concepts

- Learning happening as a result of online social interaction.

- No «teachers» and «students»: there are learners that are willing to learn a language, other learners and native speakers willing to support them in this learning process and moderators that coordinate the activities of the community.

- Users are able to share educational material with each other.

Project's Basic outcomes

- A social network community of learning for users who wish to learn or help others learn.

- A platform that includes multimedia resources and language learning materials.

- The platform's functionalities were being tested in piloting sessions with a limited number of users in each language.

- Development of the community’s profile and interaction.

- Feedback of all users (moderators and learners).

Phase 2: January 2014 - today

- Opening of the community to all the target groups involved.

- Interaction with social media.

- Development of the Handbook with the community’s best practices.

Data from the 2 phases of the project so far: Users per language

Big interest for the Greek language until now. Greek was the language for whom 4 partners cooperated (HCC, IEIE, HCC, LCC, Universita Orientale) in terms of material production and dissemination to their learners as well to the teachers or teacher trainees of their institutions.

Data from the 2 Phases of the Project so far: Assignment completed per language

Greek was also the language with more material produced (Tasks, Interactive activities) in 4 levels (A1-B2). The material produced in each of the languages of the SUNCOM is used as a starting point for users to interact on an optional basis and it firmly not the material of a specific curriculum of an e-learning course.

Materials and Resources

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